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W. H. ELLIOT.

MAGAZINE FIRE ARM.

Patented Au 11, 1885.

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WILLIAM H. ELLIOT, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

MAGAZINE FIRE-ARM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 323,922, dated August 11, 1885.

Application filed June 5, 1885.

more practicable and more reliable devices for operating breech-loading or magazine the arms than any now in use; and the nature of my invention consists in the novel assemblage of certain co-operative devices which shall ac complish the above object by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which' Figure l is an elevation of the middle portion of the arm, including the forward end of the receiver. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the same. Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-section of the arm at open lines as, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a horizontal section of the forward end of the i sliding handle, showing a part of the connecting-strap. Fig. 6 is a vertical cross-section of the arm at open lines as, Fig. 2.

My invention is applicable to any kind of arm which is loaded at the breech, either by hand or from a magazine, and is operated by a reciprocating handle. It is more particularly applicable, however, to the arm shown in my patents of May 29, 1883, and September 18, 1883, to which, for a clearer understanding of this specification, I desire especially to call attention.

By reference to the first three figures in the drawings it may be seen that I have extended the guard-strap 0 forward to a point beyond the forward end of the connectingstrap e,

. where that device is in its extreme forward position, and have formed upon the forward end of said guardstrap the upward projection c, which is fitted to the transverse dovetailed tapering groove 0' in the lower side of the barrel, this upward-turned portion of the guard-strap being bored through for the re ception of the magazine-tube i, as represented in Fig. 6. Theforward portion of the guardstrap 0 may be formed in one piece with the rear portion, 0, or, for convenience in fabrieating, it may be formed in two parts and joined together by dowel-pins, as at c, Fig. 3.

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That portion of the guard-strap forward of the receiver extends downward sufficiently below the operating-handle e, or sufificiently below the path of that device from the receiver to its forward end, to form a fixed and permanent rest for the support of the forward portion of the arm, as shown in Fig. 1. The connectingstrap 6 is supported by and slides in grooves c in the upper side of the guard-strap, and at its forward end is provided with the double handle 0. This device extends backward into the receiver, as seen at c, Fig. 2, and is at its rear end connected with the breech mechanism, whereby said mechanism is operated, as fully shown in the last of the before mentioned patents.

In use that portion of the palm of the hand nearest to the first and second fingers slides back and forth under the rest 0, and thereby supports the forward portion of the arm at all times, while the thumb and fingers grasp the divided handle 0 and give it the necessary longitudinal movement for manipulating the arm. By pressure downward upon the divided handle by the thumb and fingers at the moment of firingsufficient friction is produced between the connecting-strap and the guard strap or rest that the former is not liable to be displaced by the recoil of the charge. For this purpose the form of handle shown in Fig. 6 is preferable to the form shown in Fig. 4.

There are many practical ways of fastening the forward end of rest 0 to the lower side of the arm. The upward-turned portion 0" may be fitted to the lower side of the barrel and fastened by means of screws.

In case the two parts 0 and c of the guardstrap were made in one piece, the part 0 may be fitted tothe lower side of the magazinetnbe, and so support that device and also the barrel above it; or the upwardprojeeting part a may be made separately from the part c and fastened to the barrel and magazinetube by screws, and the two parts fastened together afterward.

Having described my invention, what I de-' sire to have secured to me by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. In a breech-loading fire-arm, the fixed rest 0, supported at each end by a suitable connection with the under side of the arm to form a rest for the same, and provided with the grooves e in its upper side, and in cornbination therewith the reciprocating connectingstrap 6 for operating the breech mechanism, adapted to slide in said grooves, and provided at its forward end with the divided reciprocating handle e", substantially as shown and described.

2. In a magazine fire-arm, a fixed rest, 0, supported at its rear end by a suitable connection with the under side of the arm, and at its forward end provided with the upturned part c, said part being fitted to or around the magazine-tube and provided with the grooves e in its upper side, and in combination therewith the reciprocating connecting-strap e for operating the breech mechanism, adapted to slide in said grooves, and provided at its forward end with the divided oscillating handle 6, whereby a fixed support for the arm and a guide for the oscillating devices is provided, substantially as set forth.

WM. H. ELLIOT. Witnesses:

GEORGE O. RASBAOH, THOS. RICHARDSON. 

